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Teachers for a Day Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike visited the schools in Winchester, TN on October 5th to teach about the history of Bluegrass music. She was doing this program, sponsored by the South Jackson Civic Center, to introduce bluegrass music to the students. Award winning vocalist, Valerie is a lifetime member of the International Bluegrass Music Museum.

Niwot, CO -- Pete (Dr. Banjo) Wernick's Bluegrass Jam Camp Nov. 9-11 (for pickers of all instruments) in Boulder is right around the corner. This camp is geared to the needs of novice pickers as well as those of experienced jammers. There's no camp like it anywhere! You will be jamming the first morning!

Valerie Smith this coming week will appearing at the South Jackson Civic Center, first on Friday morning for Winchester, TN schools for educational purposes, then Valerie and her band will be performing at the South Jackson Civic Center in Tulllahoma, TN, Saturday evening at 7:30 PM. She's bold, bright and just boiling over with energy and excitement to spare, She's one of the genre's few true divas and you'll never get her mixed up with anyone else! The Educational Outreach Series offers quality programming at affordable prices for schools. Through study guides and discussions, we hope to develop critical thinking skills.

Prescription Bluegrass and Red Desert Violin are excited to announce an absolutely FREE beginning fiddle lesson for bluegrass fans. “We realize that many folks may have wanted to learn a bluegrass instrument for quite some time but have been intimidated by myths about the difficulty of learning,” said Brian McNeal, host of the Prescription Bluegrass radio program.

Barnyard Bluegrass, a Parenting Magazine “Best Kids App,” is proud to announce its selection as a “boosted” YogiPlay app. This uniquely lovable music app, which provides both outstanding education and entertainment value, now offers even more ways to engage users and encourage real learning on iPads and iPhones. This is accomplished through both YogiPlay’s in-game incentives for kids as well as its sophisticated and personalized recommendation engine, which guides parents, rather than just kids, to the other ability appropriate and educationally valuable apps. As with all YogiPlay boosted apps, Barnyard Bluegrass was approved by a team of educators.

NORTH BETHESDA, MD – In previous seasons Strathmore has explored the piano, the guitar and great American composers—in its mapping of the influences that have forged American music, the arts center turns next to the violin with Storied Strings: The Violin in America, a season-long survey of violin repertoire that celebrates the role of the instrument in the development of American musical tradition. The 11-concert series includes performances in the Music Center and Mansion, as well as education events to better acquaint audiences with this pivotal influence on American music. For additional information and tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org

Boston, MA, September 19, 2012 -- Berkleemusic, the world's largest online music school and the continuing online education division of Berklee College of Music, has signed an agreement with Coursera, an organization that offers classes from top universities and professors for free, to develop four online courses with some of their most popular instructors. These free online courses will be available to students across the globe in Spring 2013. The four Massive Open Online Courses (known as MOOCs) that will be offered are: Jazz Improvisation with 6-time GRAMMY-winner Gary Burton, Music Production Basics with Loudon Stearns, Introduction to Guitar from Thaddeus Hogarth, and Songwriting with Pat Pattison.

Owensboro, KY -- It's mandolin picking time at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. Consider this your invitation to join us Saturday September 15th for an evening concert filled to the brim with Monroe music.

The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky has announced that the 7th Annual Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp will be held September 14 through 16, 2012. At the Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp, you will spend three days with the finest mandolin faculty and luthiers and up to 50 of the coolest mandolin students you’ll find on Planet Earth. With registration for each camp capped at 50, the camps' intimate environment allows for ample opportunities to receive personal, hands-on instruction from each of these legends of Monroe-Style mandolin.

The Bettendorf, Davenport, Moline, and Rock Island, Illinois public libraries have been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to present the program America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway. As one of 50 grant recipients nationwide, these four libraries will feature public programs focusing on 20th century music genres that are uniquely American and how they are ingrained in our nation's history and culture.

Nashville, TN -- In addition to showcasing iconic and innovative music, the Americana Music Festival & Conference, presented by Nissan (Sept. 12-15) provides a forum to advocate for the creative and economic vitality of the Americana music genre. In partnership with leading edge technology company, Topspin, the Americana Music Association will present a series of panels curated by Wayne Leeloy, Senior Director of Artist Services, and a Business Keynote and Master Class from Topspin CEO Ian Rogers. The Business Keynote with CEO Ian Rogers and panels will discuss current trends and future forecasts to empower sustainable music businesses.

Nashville, TN -- The International Country Music Conference (ICMC) will feature bluegrass and banjo artist/historian Murphey Henry on Women in Bluegrass. Published articles will make it into the International Country Music Journal.

Nashville, TN -- /CMA/ By Joseph Hudak
Jerrod Niemann had just climbed aboard his tour bus after a March benefit show in Chattanooga, Tenn., for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when his friend and fellow artist Lee Brice smelled something all too familiar — the acrid odor of a bus beginning to burn.

Boston, MA, August 20, 2012 — BerkleeMusic, the online continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, has announced six new online courses to be offered for their upcoming fall term, beginning September 24th. All courses are college level, 12-week online courses that promote a high level of interactivity between instructor and student.

Master banjo builder and banjo design innovator Tom Nechville is to present an exclusive banjo workshop in Norwich, UK, hosted by the UK's leading banjo retailer Banjos Direct. The workshop takes place at Norwich Playhouse on Monday September 3rd, from 3pm to 6pm.img src=